After leaving their corporate jobs behind, the owners of the boutique-style doggy daycare Barkhouse in Bellevue are getting to live their retirement dream a little early. As long-term fosters with stray animal adoption for over nine years, Nicole Ladnow and her husband, Doug Ladnow, knew they wanted to retire from corporate life and do something […]
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Woman wins $150,000 on Powerball ticket sold in Florence
A Gallatin Co. woman won $150,000 in a recent Powerball drawing. The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, was running errands on May 13 in Florence when she stopped at a Speedway store on U.S. 42 in Florence to purchase a ticket in the multi-state lottery. “I told myself that morning, ‘I have to stop […]
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Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]
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As Dayton building awaits new life, city’s history runs through it
The now-vacant Rayme/Burton building — also known as old Dayton City Hall — could soon become a mixed-use structure with apartments and storefronts if Stage 1 development plans are approved next month. The building has been an iconic landmark in the area since constructed by Burton Hazen in 1880. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, […]
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Holy Cross’s Meyer recognized nationally; Hopes to take game, team to next level
Jacob Meyer leaves people in awe with a lot of what he does on the basketball court. The 6-foot-2-inch 18-year-old point guard for the Holy Cross Indians boys basketball team has been hard at it, preparing for his senior season. Holy Cross finished 21-10 last season, losing to eventual state semifinalist Covington Catholic in the […]
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Cincinnati mayor discusses regional challenges at NKY Chamber breakfast
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce held a government forum with Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval Friday morning. Pureval spoke of how governments on both sides of the river must work together to move forward with regional projects — and also about the area’s challenges. “The work that you’re doing in Frankfort to get dollars here […]
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New design for former Old Town Cafe wins approval from city board – with one exception
The end of 2021 also brought a close to a three decades-long staple in downtown Covington: Old Town Cafe, the reliable, no-frills, hometown Pike Street diner, unashamed of its late-eighties, early-nineties-inspired atmosphere. Downtown workers and residents, politicians and movers-and-shakers loyally flocked under the Old Town awning and popped a seat at the lunch counter or […]
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Alexandria housing development gets first reading at Campbell Fiscal Court
The zone change for the Maronda Homes development at 10743 S. Licking Pike was on the agenda at Wednesday night’s Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting. It was the first reading of an ordinance for a zone change required for this development. There was no vote. That will happen following a second reading. Wednesday’s meeting was […]
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Rich Strike’s Derby-winning jockey in Newport raising money for late priest’s charity
Less than two weeks after riding longshot Rich Strike to a shocking victory in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Sonny Leon visited JerZee’s Pub & Grill on Monmouth Street in Newport Wednesday to meet fans and sign autographs. The event raised money for charity benefitting racetrack workers. Leon, who rode Rich Strike at 80-to-1 odds, charged […]
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Analysis: How voters in Boone County changed the makeup of the NKY legislative caucus
The scenes at PeeWee’s Place in Crescent Springs as results came in from Tuesday’s primary election were celebratory. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, expecting a win in the GOP primary, announced that he would be holding his afterparty at the venue. As election night drew closer, other candidates of similar political leanings announced they would be […]
